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Season 8

Q&A — Season 8

Feb 02, 2015
  • Elections, Economics & Knightmares

    1. Elections, Economics & Knightmares

    Feb 02, 2015

    Tony Jones is joined by Former ALP Treasurer, Wayne Swan; Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce; Greens Senator for Queensland, Larissa Waters; and Independent Senators, John Madigan and Jacqui Lambie.

    1h
  • Spills, Bills, Coal & Kills

    2. Spills, Bills, Coal & Kills

    Feb 09, 2015

    Tony Jones is joined by broadcaster Alan Jones; Assistant Infrastructure Minister Jamie Briggs; Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen, Chair of AustralianSuper Heather Ridout; and comedian and writer Corrine Grant.

    1h
  • Death, Detention and Defending Policies

    3. Death, Detention and Defending Policies

    Feb 16, 2015

    Panellists Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for Communications; Catherine King, Shadow Health Minister; Lisa Wilkinson, Journalist; Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative; & Greg Sheridan, Foreign Affairs Editor, The Australian.

    1h
  • Family Violence Special

    4. Family Violence Special

    Feb 23, 2015

    Panellists: Aus of the Year, Rosie Batty; Aus Ambassador for Women, Natasha Stott Despoja; Acting VIC Police Commissioner, Tim Cartwright; Indigenous anti-violence campaigner, Charlie King; & Men's Counsellor, Simon Santosha.

    1h
  • Economics, Regulations & One Word

    5. Economics, Regulations & One Word

    Mar 02, 2015

    Panellists: Star of stage and screen, Miriam Margolyes; Assistant Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg; Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Andrew Leigh; Centre for Independent Studies, Trisha Jha; & Editor In Chief of Mamamia, Jamila Rizvi.

    1h
  • Bad Feminism: Contradictions and Careers

    6. Bad Feminism: Contradictions and Careers

    Mar 09, 2015

    To celebrate 40 years of IWD a special Q&A with guest host Annabel Crabb. Annabel Crabb guest hosts Q&A with a panel including Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop; Feminist icon, Germaine Greer; Author, Roxane Gay; CEO of Best & Less, Holly Kramer & Engineer and youth advocate, Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

    1h
  • Intergenerational Wealth and Health

    7. Intergenerational Wealth and Health

    Mar 16, 2015

    An Intergenerational Report special. Joining Tony Jones is Treasurer Joe Hockey; Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen; ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie; CEO of Australian Chamber of Commerce Kate Carnell & public policy expert John Daley.

    1h
  • When the Bush came to Town

    8. When the Bush came to Town

    Mar 23, 2015

    Live from the Royal Easter Show, Tony Jones is joined by National Party Senator Fiona Nash; Shadow Minister for Agriculture Joel Fitzgibbon; Country musician Troy-Cassar-Daley; Orchardist Robyn Clubb; and cattleman Rob Cook.

    1h
  • Depression, Drugs and Another Planet

    9. Depression, Drugs and Another Planet

    Mar 30, 2015

    Host Tony Jones is joined by panellists Education Minister Christopher Pyne; Opposition Senate Leader Penny Wong; Comedian Ruby Wax; Musician and humanitarian Michael Franti & Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist Brian Schmidt.

    1h
  • Political Tensions and Children in Detention

    10. Political Tensions and Children in Detention

    Apr 06, 2015

    Greek musical legend Nana Mouskouri joins Tony Jones on the Q&A panel with: Parl Sec to the Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer; Labor Member Ed Husic; Australian Financial Review Editor, Michael Stutchbury; & playwright Van Badham.

    1h
  • Vaccinations, Press Freedoms & Forced Closures

    11. Vaccinations, Press Freedoms & Forced Closures

    Apr 13, 2015

    Panellists: Journalist Peter Greste; Asst Minister for Social Services Mitch Fifield; Shadow Parl Sec for Regional Development Alannah MacTiernan; CEO Regional Aus Institute Su McCluskey; & NITV News' Malarndirri McCarthy.

    1h
  • Drinking, Depression and Deportation

    12. Drinking, Depression and Deportation

    Apr 20, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones: Journalist Derryn Hinch; Minister for Trade & Investment, Andrew Robb; Former Speaker of the House, Anna Burke; Comedian Dave Hughes; CEO of the Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre, Jane Burns.

    1h
  • ANZAC Spirit, Modern Warfare and Marriage

    13. ANZAC Spirit, Modern Warfare and Marriage

    Apr 27, 2015

    On the panel this week: Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos; Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Former deputy PM Tim Fischer; Historian Carolyn Holbrook; & Deputy Program Director, Human Rights Watch Tom Porteous.

    1h
  • Assault, Altruism and Emissions

    14. Assault, Altruism and Emissions

    May 04, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Philosopher & ethicist, Peter Singer; Environment Minister, Greg Hunt; Shadow Environment Minister, Mark Butler; Broadcaster & commentator, Amanda Vanstone; & US performer, Adrienne Truscott.

    1h
  • Struggle Street on Budget Eve

    15. Struggle Street on Budget Eve

    May 11, 2015

    Panellists: Clive Palmer, Leader of the Palmer United Party; Christian Porter, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister; Nakkiah Lui, Playwright; Jason Clare, Shadow Communications Minister; and Jennifer Hewett, Political journalist.

    1h
  • Death Cults, Brains & Migration

    16. Death Cults, Brains & Migration

    May 18, 2015

    On the Q&A panel this week, we feature some of the brightest stars from this year's Sydney Writers' Festival: Norman Doidge; Caitlin Doughty; Douglas Coupland; Mohsin Hamid and Christina Lamb.

    1h
  • Joe Hockey on the Tradies vs Ladies Budget

    17. Joe Hockey on the Tradies vs Ladies Budget

    May 25, 2015

    This week Tony Jones is joined by the Treasurer of Australia, Joe Hockey to face a LIVE studio audience & respond directly to their post-budget questions.

    1h
  • War Cries, Citizenship & Crime Prevention

    18. War Cries, Citizenship & Crime Prevention

    Jun 01, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones LIVE on the panel: Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg; Shadow Minister for Infrastructure Anthony Albanese; Actor and elder Jack Charles; Policy analyst Miriam Lyons; and Businesswoman Judith Sloan.

    1h
  • Revolutionary Christianity, Citizenship & Incarceration

    19. Revolutionary Christianity, Citizenship & Incarceration

    Jun 08, 2015

    Panellists: Christine Forster, City of Sydney Councillor; Dr Cornel West, Scholar and Poet; Philip Ruddock, Special Envoy for Citizenship; Katy Gallagher, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory; and Bates Gill, CEO of US Studies Centre.

    1h
  • Magna Carta Magna QandA

    20. Magna Carta Magna QandA

    Jun 15, 2015

    Q&A marks the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta with an episode from Parliament House in Canberra. Joining Tony Jones on the panel are Bronwyn Bishop, Noel Pearson, Gillian Triggs, Luca Belgiorno-Nettis & Bret Walker.

    1h
  • Terror, Poverty & Native Titles

    21. Terror, Poverty & Native Titles

    Jun 22, 2015

    Panellists: singer ANOHNI Hegarty; Parl. Sec for Foreign Affairs Steve Ciobo; Shad Min. for Agriculture Joel Fitzgibbon; lobbyist Grahame Morris; Advertising director Dee Madigan; & anti-poverty campaigner Linda Tirado.

    1h
  • Radicalisation, Religion & Recognition

    22. Radicalisation, Religion & Recognition

    Jun 29, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Dep Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek; Editor-at-large The Australian Paul Kelly; Cosmologist Lawrence Krauss; Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson; counter-terrorism expert Dr. Anne Aly.

    1h
  • Greece, Gags & Grazing Land

    23. Greece, Gags & Grazing Land

    Jul 06, 2015

    On the panel: Vrasidas Karalis, Professor of Modern Greek; Shadow Minister for Immigration Richard Marles; Greens Senator Larissa Waters; policy analyst Trisha Jha & foreign affairs editor Greg Sheridan.

    1h
  • Peace, Ideology & Free Speech

    24. Peace, Ideology & Free Speech

    Jul 13, 2015

    On the panel: Former Liberal leader John Hewson, Shadow Assistant Minister for Education Amanda Rishworth, war correspondent Michael Ware, scholar John Stackhouse, and Director of Polling at the Lowy Institute Alex Oliver.

    1h
  • Choppers, Coal & Community

    25. Choppers, Coal & Community

    Jul 20, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Former Deputy PM, Tim Fischer; Broadcaster, Alan Jones; Senator, Jacqui Lambie; Shadow Environment Minister, Mark Butler & Mining and development strategist Katherine Teh-White.

    1h
  • Culture of Change

    26. Culture of Change

    Jul 27, 2015

    Joining Virginia Trioli LIVE from Brisbane: QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk; Catholic Archbishop Mark Coleridge; Fmr Nats Senator Ron Boswell; Policy Analyst Prof Anne Tiernan; Innovation Strategist Monica Bradley.

    1h
  • New Frontiers & Next Bold Missions

    27. New Frontiers & Next Bold Missions

    Aug 03, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Director of NY's Hayden Planetarium Neil de Grasse Tyson; Oncologist and author Ranjana Srivastava; Broadcaster and maths geek Adam Spencer; and Marine ecologist Beth Fulton.

    1h
  • Perks, Penalty Rates & Life in Space

    28. Perks, Penalty Rates & Life in Space

    Aug 10, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones: astronaut Chris Hadfield; Assistant Minister for Vocational Education Sharon Bird; author/feminist Anne Summers; Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and journalist Joe Hildebrand.

    1h
  • Ethics, Equality & Evasion

    29. Ethics, Equality & Evasion

    Aug 17, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the Q&A panel: Greens leader Richard Di Natale; Parl Sec to the Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer; Labor Senator Sam Dastyari; British Editor Brendan O'Neill; and Traditional marriage advocate Katy Faust.

    1h
  • Public Life & Political Memoirs

    30. Public Life & Political Memoirs

    Aug 24, 2015

    Joining Virginia Trioli from the Melbourne Writers Festival, publisher Louise Adler; Former Qld Premier Anna Bligh; Former Howard Cabinet insider Peter Reith; Former Independent MP Tony Windsor; & author Annabel Crabb.

    1h
  • Cheating, Climate, War & Democracy

    31. Cheating, Climate, War & Democracy

    Aug 31, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones live from the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, Sydney Opera House: Climate activist Naomi Klein; Christian philosopher Miroslav Volf; Tariq Ali; Feminist Laurie Penny & American Review Editor Tom Switzer.

    1h
  • Drowning in Desperation to Dying with Dignity

    32. Drowning in Desperation to Dying with Dignity

    Sep 07, 2015

    Panellists: NSW Premier, Mike Baird; Shadow Treasurer, Chris Bowen; Pres of Business Council of Aus, Catherine Livingstone; Human Rights Lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson & International Editor of The Economist, Helen Joyce.

    1h
  • A New Prime Minister, New Leadership

    33. A New Prime Minister, New Leadership

    Sep 14, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Folk legend Joan Baez; Former Liberal leader John Hewson; Labor member for Griffith, Terri Butler; World Vision CEO Tim Costello; and Editor of The Spectator Australia, Rowan Dean.

    1h
  • Bill Shorten in Ballarat

    34. Bill Shorten in Ballarat

    Sep 21, 2015

    Live from Ballarat. This week we dissect the policies of the federal opposition, when Tony Jones is joined on the panel for a special one on one with Bill Shorten, the leader of the Australian Labor Party.

    1h
  • Conservatives, China & Chris Brown

    35. Conservatives, China & Chris Brown

    Sep 28, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce; Shadow Health Minister Catherine King; Journalist David Marr; Museum Director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor & Executive Director of the IPA, John Roskam.

    1h
  • Shine a Light on Depression

    36. Shine a Light on Depression

    Oct 05, 2015

    Mental As Q&A shines a light on depression - one of the most common yet misunderstood mental illnesses in Australia. On the panel: Ian Hickie; Wayne Schwass; Professor Pat Dudgeon; Fay Jackson; and Dr. Roderick McKay.

    1h
  • Social Cohesion, Offshore Detention & Factions

    37. Social Cohesion, Offshore Detention & Factions

    Oct 12, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: Australia's first indigenous Federal Minister Ken Wyatt; Labor Senator Lisa Singh; Greens MP Adam Bandt; Muslim Community Leader Sheikh Wesam Charkawi; and soprano Tania de Jong.

    1h
  • Friends and Allies in Foreign Policy

    38. Friends and Allies in Foreign Policy

    Oct 19, 2015

    A foreign affairs special panel: Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr; CEO Lowy Institute Michael Fullilove; Former diplomat Alison Broinowski; Director Of Advocacy, Human Rights Law Centre Emily Howie; Melbourne Uni's Sow Keat Tok.

    1h
  • Country Life, CSG and Cannabis

    39. Country Life, CSG and Cannabis

    Oct 26, 2015

    Live from Toowoomba with guest host Tom Ballard. Panellists: Rural Health Mininister Fiona Nash; Shadow Minister for Agriculture Joel Fitzgibbon; Southern Qld Uni's Jan Thomas; Toowoomba Mayor Paul Antonio; Singer Katie Noonan.

    1h
  • GST, Gonski, Population and Diversity

    40. GST, Gonski, Population and Diversity

    Nov 02, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones on the panel: ecologist & biologist Paul Ehrlich; Minister for Education & Training Simon Birmingham; Shadow Finance Minister Tony Burke; Comedian & Broadcaster Wendy Harmer & Businesswoman Dai Le.

    1h
  • Facing Death

    41. Facing Death

    Nov 09, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones are Broadcaster Andrew Denton; doctor/author Karen Hitchcock; palliative care specialist Ralph McConaghy; terminal cancer patient Ana Lamaro & doctor/euthanasia advocate Rodney Syme.

    1h
  • Paris, Syria & South Australia

    42. Paris, Syria & South Australia

    Nov 16, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones in Adelaide: French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier, security consultant Andrew MacLeod, Federal Minister Christopher Pyne; Shadow Minister Kate Ellis; Sen. Nick Xenophon & youth advocate Holly Ransom.

    1h
  • Racists, Extremists and Economists

    43. Racists, Extremists and Economists

    Nov 23, 2015

    Joining Tony Jones are Environment Minister Greg Hunt; Anthony Albanese; Geraldine Brooks; Former Finance Minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis; Judith Sloan & from the Australian Muslim Women's Centre Tasneem Chopra.

    1h